CPU Comparison

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AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 12 Cores / 24 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 4.4 Base / 5.6 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 120W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

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AMD

AMD

Ryzen 9 9950X

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 4.3 Base / 5.7 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 170W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

12,552

16,263

3dmark_2_threads

2,519

2,543

3dmark_4_threads

4,886

4,958

3dmark_8_threads

9,114

9,298

3dmark_max_threads

13,929

16,780

3dmark_single_thread

1,286

1,293

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

4,680

5,657

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

660

798

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

19,503

23,571

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

2,753

3,327

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

46,438

56,122

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

6,555

7,923

geekbench_multicore

19,827

21,441

geekbench_singlecore

3,341

3,386

passmark_data_compression

683,579

896,544

passmark_data_encryption

33,421

44,366

passmark_extended_instructions

55,243

71,564

passmark_find_prime_numbers

436

345

passmark_floating_point_math

120,083

159,063

passmark_integer_math

181,056

242,097

passmark_multithread

54,643

66,030

passmark_physics

3,381

3,279

passmark_random_string_sorting

72,013

94,368

passmark_single_thread

4,672

4,737

passmark_singlethread

4,672

4,737

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

9 9900X

9 9950X

Core Specs

Cores

12

16 +33.3%

Threads

24

32 +33.3%

Base Clock (GHz)

4.4

4.3 -2.3%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.6

5.7 +1.8%

Frequency (GHz)

4.4

4.3 -2.3%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.6

5.7 +1.8%

Multiplier

44

43 -2.3%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1 MB (per core)

1 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

64 MB (shared)

64 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

120

170 +41.7%

PPT

162 W

230 W

Architecture

Architecture

Zen 5

Zen 5

Codename

Granite Ridge

Granite Ridge

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Process Size

4 nm

4 nm

Transistors

16,630 million

16,630 million

Die Size

2x 70.6 mm²

2x 70.6 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

TSMC

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

89.6 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

Yes

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

AMD Socket AM5

Chipsets

X870E, X870, B850, B840, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, A620

X870E, X870, B850, B840, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, A620

PCIe

Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

6 nm

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

Radeon Graphics

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$499

$649

Part Number

100-000000662

100-000001277

Package

FC-LGA1718

FC-LGA1718

Tj Max

95°C

95°C

Bundled Cooler

None

None

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